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Voyant Photonics

Transportation · New York City, United States · Founded 2018

Voyant Photonics creates tiny, cheap laser radar for self-driving cars MoreLess

Voyant Photonics is pioneering advancements in machine perception through its innovative LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. The company specializes in creating compact, affordable, and highly precise LiDAR sensors that leverage silicon photonic chips. These sensors are capable of analyzing any environment, regardless of lighting conditions, with millimeter precision. They are also immune to interference and can sense position, motion, and material composition of objects. Voyant Photonics primarily serves industries that require advanced sensing capabilities, such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, and industrial automation. The market it operates in is rapidly growing, driven by the increasing demand for high-precision sensing technologies. The business model of Voyant Photonics revolves around the development, manufacturing, and sale of its LiDAR sensors. Revenue is generated through direct sales to clients in various sectors, as well as through partnerships and licensing agreements. The company's recent Series A funding round, which raised $15.4 million, underscores investor confidence in its technology and market potential. Keywords: LiDAR, silicon photonics, 3D sensing, machine perception, autonomous vehicles, robotics, industrial automation, precision sensors, Series A funding, semiconductor manufacturing.

Company overview

Voyant Photonics company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2018
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Employees
47
Open positions
5
Dealroom signal
90.3
client focusb2ctechnologyDeep TechtechnologyAutonomous & Sensor Techsub industryAutonomous & Sensor Techsub industryVehicle ProductionsectorAutomotivesectorAutonomous MobilitysectorLidarsectorSpinoutsectorDT and LSsectorscience-basedindustryTransportation

Valuation & funding

Voyant Photonics funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCEquity / VC Jul 2023 $3.2M $13M Undisclosed
SERIES AEquity / VC Dec 2021 $15M $62M Contour Venture Partners · UP.Partners · LDV Capital
EARLY VCEquity / VC Feb 2021 $16M $62M Remarkable Ventures · LDV Capital · UP.Partners · Contour Venture Partners
EARLY VCEquity / VC Jul 2019 $4.3M $17M Contour Venture Partners · LDV Capital · DARPA
SEEDEquity / VC Jan 2019 $0 Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
SPINOUTOther financing Apr 2018 Columbia University
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Financials

Workforce over time

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YearEmployees
2026 42
2025 47
2024 20
2023 22
2022 19
2021 11
2020 8
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Growth signals

Voyant Photonics website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Voyant Photonics is 2.8K monthly website visits, down 46.2% over the last three months. Voyant Photonics's team grew 0% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits2.8K 3-month web change-46.2% 1-year team growth0%
Monthly website visits87 observations · Dec 2018–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Voyant Photonics's talent

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Team profiled 9 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

7 investors on Voyant Photonics's cap table

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Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Contour Venture Partners
LDV Capital
DARPA
Remarkable Ventures
UP.Partners
Other known 1 additional known investor
Columbia University

Global footprint

Where Voyant Photonics has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States97.6%
🇯🇵 Japan2.4%
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Voyant Photonics

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